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You are correct. We teach lifting, so we want to take their shoulder pads and lift them to the throat. Video provides some nice context outside instead of the on3 journalism going "TAKE HIS FUCKING HEAD OFF" perception.
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On3 Nugs
Nebraska opened up the first 30 minutes or so of Monday's fall camp practice to the media, which gave us our first look at the 2022 Huskers since the spring game.
Here are some of our biggest takeaways from what we saw...
ROBIN'S OBSERVATIONS
***Players that we saw sitting out of Monday's practice included:
Tight end Thomas Fidone
Safety Omar Brown
Defensive back Jalil Martin
Defensive back Kaine Williams
Tight end AJ Rollins
Tight end Brodie Tagaloa
***All of the talk about Garrett Nelson's leadership this offseason was on full display from the moment we walked into Hendricks. He was in complete command on the field and did everything - from individual drills to positional work to even stretching - at 100 miles per hour.
Nelson was always talking and encouraging his teammates, and he and Ty Robinson were in the middle of NU's team stretching group, motivating their teammates.
***Quarterback Casey Thompson was also involved in that early practice leadership role, though not nearly to the level of Nelson and Robinson.
***I'm not sure what was going on with Jailen Weaver, but he already seemed to be gassed during the positional period early in practice. While the rest of the d-line was going through drills, Weaver was off the side with his helmet off and breathing heavily.
***For whatever the eyeball test is worth, Nebraska's EDGE players look every bit of the part physically. Nelson is a beast, but other guys like Caleb Tannor, Ochaun Mathis, Jimari Butler, and Blaise Gunnerson all look like elite athletes at that position.
In particular, Tannor and Mathis are on a different level with their length.
***It was fun to see Jason Peter still dialed in as ever with the defensive line.
***Linebacker Ernest Hausmann does not look like a true freshman. Not even close. He looked physically on par with veterans like Nick Henrich and Luke Reimer. He's going to play this season, no question.
***Speaking of Henrich and Reimer, there is no doubt that they are the leaders in that inside linebacker room. Both were very vocal during drills and coaching up the younger guys.
***I watched the running backs go through some contact drills with blocking pads, including one where a back had to run through a gauntlet of three teammates, all trying to knock him to the ground.
This won't surprise any of you, but Jaquez Yant had zero trouble with that one. He is far and away the most physical RB. But Anthony Grant is also up there, and Rahmir Johnson plays much stronger than his size.
***We heard in the spring that receivers coach Mickey Joseph doesn't stand for any "BS" during practice. I immediately saw how much he demands perfection from his wideouts on every rep. Everything from how hard they plant their inside foot going into a break to how guys swing their arms while turning up field - it all has to be done in a very specific way.
SIPPLE'S OBSERVATIONS
*** Turd Alberts and Matt Davison stood side by side watching a portion of the practice before Alberts broke off and watched from a sideline.
Alberts is an example of an AD who often will be on hand for drills.
His predecessor, Bill Moos, seldom was on hand for practice. It’s just a difference in management style. I’m not saying one is better than the other.
*** One drill had running backs catching wheel-route passes. All that talk about Jaquez Yant (6-2, 235) being in excellent shape … believe it. Freshman Ajay Allen (5-11, 185) made a leaping grab in the end zone from 30 yards out. Freshman Emmett Johnson (5-11, 175) looked like a natural catching the ball.
Looks like a good pass-catching RB group in general, is my impression.
*** You can judge a pecking order in a group by watching a drill. In a quarterback drill, the order was predictable: Casey Thompson, Chubba Purdy, Logan Smothers, Heinrich Haarberg, Richard Torres, and Matt Masker. Warning: This is just one day. The order can change.
*** We know Haarberg (6-5, 210) had a rough spring. But, boy, he has a live arm.
*** By the way, Thompson showed no traces of the hand injury that he played with last season. He looked full-go. Decent arm.
*** Torres is listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. He looks bigger than that. His size jumps out. He also spins it well.
*** Donovan Raiola had his offensive line crew doing a one-on-one drive-blocking drill. One lineman would have to essentially escort another 10 yards up the field as they leaned on each other. It’s a taxing drill, with two 300-pounders going at it. Keep in mind, this led off the day. The rest of the practice loomed. My guess is this offensive line will be well-conditioned.
*** Teddy Prochazka, the projected starting left tackle, wore a black brace on his left knee but moved well.
*** Nebraska practiced in shorts, shoulder pads, and helmets. In Tuesday’s sixth practice, the Huskers will don full pads. The first scrimmage is planned for Saturday.
GRANT'S OBSERVATIONS
***During post-stretch rhythmic clapping, Garrett Nelson, Ty Robinson, and the quarterbacks displayed some vocal leadership. Among the QBs, Matt Masker stuck out. The clapping is something they have done since UCF and is more of a mental/focus test than anything.
***Watching the offensive line, Teddy Prochazka was a full participant in drills and was wearing a knee brace. I would describe the drill as “pretty darn physical.” Basically, lineman one on ones, the defensive guy was accepting the punishment from the offensive.
*** I really like Donovan Raiola’s coaching style. Fits into the vocal category with a heavy emphasis on aggressiveness. At one point, he exclaimed, “Take his head off!”
***The guys taking primary reps at center were Ethan Piper and Trent Hixson. Piper had a couple of low snaps while I was watching, but it’s hard to get a full gauge on the good-to-bad snap ratio.
***I think folks understand that Prochazka, Turner Corcoran, and Bryce Benhart are huge humans. When you get on the field level with them, the reality of their size goes to a whole new level. Really underscores the importance of getting all three of them playing at a high and physical level.
***Tried to keep a close eye on Scott Frost and see where he was spending his time. He spent about two minutes in a QB drill, and that was it. He spoke with a writer for a little while and then Turd Alberts as well.
***Travis Vokolek had a really sweet one-handed catch at the back of the end zone. The offense was simulating a goal-to-go situation inside the five. Much like the linemen I had already mentioned, seeing Vokolek in person really adds to the perspective on his frame.
***Top three QBs during receiver drills were Casey Thompson, Chubba Purdy, and Logan Smoothers.
Nebraska opened up the first 30 minutes or so of Monday's fall camp practice to the media, which gave us our first look at the 2022 Huskers since the spring game.
Here are some of our biggest takeaways from what we saw...
ROBIN'S OBSERVATIONS
***Players that we saw sitting out of Monday's practice included:
Tight end Thomas Fidone
Safety Omar Brown
Defensive back Jalil Martin
Defensive back Kaine Williams
Tight end AJ Rollins
Tight end Brodie Tagaloa
***All of the talk about Garrett Nelson's leadership this offseason was on full display from the moment we walked into Hendricks. He was in complete command on the field and did everything - from individual drills to positional work to even stretching - at 100 miles per hour.
Nelson was always talking and encouraging his teammates, and he and Ty Robinson were in the middle of NU's team stretching group, motivating their teammates.
***Quarterback Casey Thompson was also involved in that early practice leadership role, though not nearly to the level of Nelson and Robinson.
***I'm not sure what was going on with Jailen Weaver, but he already seemed to be gassed during the positional period early in practice. While the rest of the d-line was going through drills, Weaver was off the side with his helmet off and breathing heavily.
***For whatever the eyeball test is worth, Nebraska's EDGE players look every bit of the part physically. Nelson is a beast, but other guys like Caleb Tannor, Ochaun Mathis, Jimari Butler, and Blaise Gunnerson all look like elite athletes at that position.
In particular, Tannor and Mathis are on a different level with their length.
***It was fun to see Jason Peter still dialed in as ever with the defensive line.
***Linebacker Ernest Hausmann does not look like a true freshman. Not even close. He looked physically on par with veterans like Nick Henrich and Luke Reimer. He's going to play this season, no question.
***Speaking of Henrich and Reimer, there is no doubt that they are the leaders in that inside linebacker room. Both were very vocal during drills and coaching up the younger guys.
***I watched the running backs go through some contact drills with blocking pads, including one where a back had to run through a gauntlet of three teammates, all trying to knock him to the ground.
This won't surprise any of you, but Jaquez Yant had zero trouble with that one. He is far and away the most physical RB. But Anthony Grant is also up there, and Rahmir Johnson plays much stronger than his size.
***We heard in the spring that receivers coach Mickey Joseph doesn't stand for any "BS" during practice. I immediately saw how much he demands perfection from his wideouts on every rep. Everything from how hard they plant their inside foot going into a break to how guys swing their arms while turning up field - it all has to be done in a very specific way.
SIPPLE'S OBSERVATIONS
*** Turd Alberts and Matt Davison stood side by side watching a portion of the practice before Alberts broke off and watched from a sideline.
Alberts is an example of an AD who often will be on hand for drills.
His predecessor, Bill Moos, seldom was on hand for practice. It’s just a difference in management style. I’m not saying one is better than the other.
*** One drill had running backs catching wheel-route passes. All that talk about Jaquez Yant (6-2, 235) being in excellent shape … believe it. Freshman Ajay Allen (5-11, 185) made a leaping grab in the end zone from 30 yards out. Freshman Emmett Johnson (5-11, 175) looked like a natural catching the ball.
Looks like a good pass-catching RB group in general, is my impression.
*** You can judge a pecking order in a group by watching a drill. In a quarterback drill, the order was predictable: Casey Thompson, Chubba Purdy, Logan Smothers, Heinrich Haarberg, Richard Torres, and Matt Masker. Warning: This is just one day. The order can change.
*** We know Haarberg (6-5, 210) had a rough spring. But, boy, he has a live arm.
*** By the way, Thompson showed no traces of the hand injury that he played with last season. He looked full-go. Decent arm.
*** Torres is listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds. He looks bigger than that. His size jumps out. He also spins it well.
*** Donovan Raiola had his offensive line crew doing a one-on-one drive-blocking drill. One lineman would have to essentially escort another 10 yards up the field as they leaned on each other. It’s a taxing drill, with two 300-pounders going at it. Keep in mind, this led off the day. The rest of the practice loomed. My guess is this offensive line will be well-conditioned.
*** Teddy Prochazka, the projected starting left tackle, wore a black brace on his left knee but moved well.
*** Nebraska practiced in shorts, shoulder pads, and helmets. In Tuesday’s sixth practice, the Huskers will don full pads. The first scrimmage is planned for Saturday.
GRANT'S OBSERVATIONS
***During post-stretch rhythmic clapping, Garrett Nelson, Ty Robinson, and the quarterbacks displayed some vocal leadership. Among the QBs, Matt Masker stuck out. The clapping is something they have done since UCF and is more of a mental/focus test than anything.
***Watching the offensive line, Teddy Prochazka was a full participant in drills and was wearing a knee brace. I would describe the drill as “pretty darn physical.” Basically, lineman one on ones, the defensive guy was accepting the punishment from the offensive.
*** I really like Donovan Raiola’s coaching style. Fits into the vocal category with a heavy emphasis on aggressiveness. At one point, he exclaimed, “Take his head off!”
***The guys taking primary reps at center were Ethan Piper and Trent Hixson. Piper had a couple of low snaps while I was watching, but it’s hard to get a full gauge on the good-to-bad snap ratio.
***I think folks understand that Prochazka, Turner Corcoran, and Bryce Benhart are huge humans. When you get on the field level with them, the reality of their size goes to a whole new level. Really underscores the importance of getting all three of them playing at a high and physical level.
***Tried to keep a close eye on Scott Frost and see where he was spending his time. He spent about two minutes in a QB drill, and that was it. He spoke with a writer for a little while and then Turd Alberts as well.
***Travis Vokolek had a really sweet one-handed catch at the back of the end zone. The offense was simulating a goal-to-go situation inside the five. Much like the linemen I had already mentioned, seeing Vokolek in person really adds to the perspective on his frame.
***Top three QBs during receiver drills were Casey Thompson, Chubba Purdy, and Logan Smoothers.
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Holy pad level...ick.
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On3 vs Insidher observations...big difference IMO
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If anyone can post the Insideher Nugs I don't have a sub over there. I don't doubt Insideher is better, On3 has the basketball guy, Sip and the baseball guy doing practice observations they might as well of had the volleyball girl put her 2 cents in too.
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They don't exist this year
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Of the short videos of the O Line, was not very impressed. Seemed sluggish, poor pad level and drive. Also not sure the footwork looked great. Disclaimer is short videos, not a lot of them, and first few minutes of practice in our first practices of camp. But was not impressed with what I saw of the O Line in the clips posted so far.
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So, he backed off the workload this week and thought the group responded with a good day.
***Whipple said he’d been able to work with the quarterbacks more than ever this offseason with the new NCAA rules, even more than he did in the NFL.
Whipple said guys weren’t “looking around” confused after plays anymore, and when they made a mistake, they knew it immediately.
“That’s how you know you’re making progress,” Whipple said.
***Whipple praised tight end Chancellor Brewington as a guy who had “made a difference” in the overall competition in the room after missing the spring with an injury.
***Whipple mentioned Brewington, Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, Gabe Ervin, Teddy Prochazka, Turner Corcoran, and Travis Vokolek as players who had impressed early in camp after missing time in the spring.
***Whipple said he’d always mixed combinations up on the offensive line and worked guys at different spots, so NU’s o-line was doing quite a bit of cross-training right now.
***Whipple said freshman Richard Torres had the strongest arm of any Nebraska quarterback. Whipple said that when Torres knew where to go with the ball, there wasn’t a stronger arm in the room.
***Whipple said Casey Thompson could make every throw in the playbook.
***Whipple said Nebraska worked on its red zone offense for the first time of camp on Monday. He said overall, NU did okay, but the key was that there were no turnovers.
***As far as what Whipple wants in his starting quarterback, he said ball security would be as important as anything. Whoever gets the nod against Northwestern would have to trust the offense and players around him and not try to “do everything.”
“We got our butts whooped by the DBs today,” Joseph said. Even more concerning for him was that “nobody stepped up and said anything” in terms of the player leadership in the unit. “That’s my problem.”
Joseph said some of that was to be expected with so many new faces in the room, but his guys’ lack of vocal leadership needed to get corrected quickly. He said he was looking “for that alpha” to step up and take command of the group.
***In the meantime, Joseph said he would continue to be “hard on them” until the wideouts improved their leadership and performance.
“That’s how you win,” he said. “When you lose in practice, that carries into Saturdays.”
***It wasn’t all bad from Joseph, though. He praised Omar Manning, Trey Palmer, Oliver Martin, and Marcus Washington for having good camps thus far.
***Joseph also said Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda was “getting better every day” as he tried to make up for the time he missed while injured this spring. Joseph said he had to be “patient” with Garcia-Castaneda since he hadn’t played a live down of football since last season, but he’s “shown flashes” that progress was definitely being made.
***Joseph said he had 16 receivers right now, and all would have an opportunity to make the top six he wanted to have ready for games. All 16 will get reps in camp, and “they have to figure it out” from there.
***Asked if Fidone would be able to play this season, Beckton only said, “That depends on what the doctors say.” Nebraska will not rush Fidone back and only play him if he’s 100% cleared.
***Bando said he couldn’t be any more motivated going into his sixth year after essentially having last season taken from him due to several severe illnesses, including COVID-19.
Bando said he was scheduled to start against Buffalo and Fordham but couldn’t play in either game because he was sick.
Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple
***Whipple said NU had been doing a lot of two-team periods to get as many of the quarterbacks reps. Whipple admitted that he threw a lot at the QBs to open camp, which might have been a mistake because he thought he might have burned them out a little bit.So, he backed off the workload this week and thought the group responded with a good day.
***Whipple said he’d been able to work with the quarterbacks more than ever this offseason with the new NCAA rules, even more than he did in the NFL.
Whipple said guys weren’t “looking around” confused after plays anymore, and when they made a mistake, they knew it immediately.
“That’s how you know you’re making progress,” Whipple said.
***Whipple praised tight end Chancellor Brewington as a guy who had “made a difference” in the overall competition in the room after missing the spring with an injury.
***Whipple mentioned Brewington, Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, Gabe Ervin, Teddy Prochazka, Turner Corcoran, and Travis Vokolek as players who had impressed early in camp after missing time in the spring.
***Whipple said he’d always mixed combinations up on the offensive line and worked guys at different spots, so NU’s o-line was doing quite a bit of cross-training right now.
***Whipple said freshman Richard Torres had the strongest arm of any Nebraska quarterback. Whipple said that when Torres knew where to go with the ball, there wasn’t a stronger arm in the room.
***Whipple said Casey Thompson could make every throw in the playbook.
***Whipple said Nebraska worked on its red zone offense for the first time of camp on Monday. He said overall, NU did okay, but the key was that there were no turnovers.
***As far as what Whipple wants in his starting quarterback, he said ball security would be as important as anything. Whoever gets the nod against Northwestern would have to trust the offense and players around him and not try to “do everything.”
Wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph
***Joseph was pretty blunt in his assessment of the day his receivers had on Monday.“We got our butts whooped by the DBs today,” Joseph said. Even more concerning for him was that “nobody stepped up and said anything” in terms of the player leadership in the unit. “That’s my problem.”
Joseph said some of that was to be expected with so many new faces in the room, but his guys’ lack of vocal leadership needed to get corrected quickly. He said he was looking “for that alpha” to step up and take command of the group.
***In the meantime, Joseph said he would continue to be “hard on them” until the wideouts improved their leadership and performance.
“That’s how you win,” he said. “When you lose in practice, that carries into Saturdays.”
***It wasn’t all bad from Joseph, though. He praised Omar Manning, Trey Palmer, Oliver Martin, and Marcus Washington for having good camps thus far.
***Joseph also said Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda was “getting better every day” as he tried to make up for the time he missed while injured this spring. Joseph said he had to be “patient” with Garcia-Castaneda since he hadn’t played a live down of football since last season, but he’s “shown flashes” that progress was definitely being made.
***Joseph said he had 16 receivers right now, and all would have an opportunity to make the top six he wanted to have ready for games. All 16 will get reps in camp, and “they have to figure it out” from there.
Tight ends coach Sean Beckton
***Beckton said there was no timetable for Thomas Fidone to return to action this fall. Beckton said Fidone was “ahead of schedule” in his recovery from last season’s knee injury, but he wasn’t doing anything other than his rehab in camp right now.***Asked if Fidone would be able to play this season, Beckton only said, “That depends on what the doctors say.” Nebraska will not rush Fidone back and only play him if he’s 100% cleared.
Tight end Chancellor Brewington
***Brewington said he had put on roughly 15 pounds since last season, going from 210 to 225. He was cleared to return for the first day of camp and is full-go in practice.Offensive lineman Broc Bando
***Bando said he’d been working exclusively at right guard this fall, even with how much Nebraska has been moving guys around on the OL.***Bando said he couldn’t be any more motivated going into his sixth year after essentially having last season taken from him due to several severe illnesses, including COVID-19.
Bando said he was scheduled to start against Buffalo and Fordham but couldn’t play in either game because he was sick.
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starting CB Tomi hill
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Only a few second snippets here and there but o line is gonna be a struggle
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they just have to not be terrible
they just have to be average and if they are average then we can score some points and beat the teams we are supposed to beat
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A dude that brings it and talks a lot. Him and Brew will fight at some point, those two hate each other.
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Competitiveness can be a good thing. It needs to not cross the line, but overall we need dudes who bring it.
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